Hi Chris-
> Also, it seems to me the hardboiled genre is the
perfect vehicle for
> the sort of deadpan wit I enjoy. Are there any
particular authors who
> go this route? I know Westlake's other novels are
supposed to be sort
> of wacky, but I'm thinking more of say, Bogart in
"The Big Sleep." I
> found "Man With the Getaway Face" like this to some
extent, and greatly
> enjoyed it.
Well, there's always Chandler's THE BIG SLEEP, or FAREWELL,
MY LOVELY, or THE LADY IN THE LAKE. Hammett's THE MALTESE
FALCON, RED HARVEST, THE GLASS KEY, THE DAIN CURSE, THE THIN
MAN and all of the short stories. Carl Hiassen is pretty
funny, and so is Robert B. Parker's Spenser series. Your
mileage may vary. Welcome to the list.
All the Best-
Brian
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